Games like Arcade Hall 1980
by geertvd
ARCADE HALL 1980 — step into a neon-lit arcade at the turn of the eighties. Walk the aisle, watch the attract screens flicker, pick a cabinet and play. Six original arcade games under one glowing marquee: racing, shooting, bombing, breaking and digging — with more machines coming soon.
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New$1.90BABU - Blow All Blocks Up!
Today · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics · 1980s
A sci-fi 80s retro shooter and bullet hell. Use your plasma cannon and bombs to repell an alien invasion. Either defeat the alien robots building and upgrading the blocks and turrets - or blow all of their blocks up! 20 straightforward levels.
ActionCasualArcade2DPixel GraphicsOld School1980sShooterReal Time Tactics1990's
$1.99Mars 2099
2 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
ActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsSpaceRetroDifficultControllerSingleplayerMars
-51%$0.49Chill Drive Together
3 days ago · cnsgames
Both: Racing · Arcade
An endless road, one or two drivers, and nothing waiting at the end of it. One key changes the world around the car — no loading screen. Sixteen cars, five environments. Nothing to unlock, nowhere to be.
ExplorationIndieMultiplayerRacingImmersive SimOnline Co-OpArcadeCasualSimulationColorful
-10%$8.99Driving Rogue
3 days ago · Gravity Works
Both: Arcade · Racing
Drift, slipstream, and chain risky near-misses at insane speeds to build huge combos. Adapt to procedurally generated streets and challenges, upgrade your ride, unlock abilities, and stack powerful cards to break records. Climb the Redline rankings and fight your way to the top of the leaderboards.
Fast-PacedArcadeIndieRacingDifficultControllerOnline Co-OpDriving3DCasual
$8.99Lander
2 days ago · DextericGames
Both: Racing · 2D Platformer · Arcade
Fly the Lander, collect the fuel, avoid obstacles and perfect your skills to attempt a soft landing in this difficult precision platformer.
Precision PlatformerRacing2D PlatformerDifficultArcadeRetroScore AttackPhysicsPixel GraphicsSingleplayer
-20%$2.39Jumping Jimothy
2 days ago · Sky Wolf Studio
Both: Arcade · 2D Platformer · Family Friendly
Hop Seattle's favorite little nugget through Seattle avoiding traffic and diving gulls. 100 fixed levels across ten chapters, five ways to play, fun soundtrack and 45 critters and costumes to unlock. Plus one Daily course a day, the same road for everyone. Everything is included and it runs offline.
CasualArcadeCuteSingleplayer2D PlatformerFamily FriendlyColorfulReplay ValueFunnyTop-Down
-20%$5.59Glitch Protocol
2 days ago · Boogygames Studios
Both: 2D Platformer · Arcade
A brutal precision platformer where the level itself is lying to you. Run, jump and die through 200 handcrafted rooms of vanishing floors, fleeing doors and gravity that flips mid-jump. Then build your own lies in the editor and share them as codes.
ActionSingleplayer2D PlatformerPlatformerArcadeIndieAtmosphericPrecision PlatformerDifficultCyberpunk
-40%$29.99STRATA
2 days ago · Gamesforgames
Both: Pixel Graphics · Family Friendly
STRATA is an arcade descent through rock that is destroyed cell by cell. You pilot a drilling capsule from a dome on the surface, and everything below the first metre is procedurally generated geology: dirt, clay, stone, shale, granite, basalt, obsidian, ironstone.
CasualRoguelikeExplorationDungeon CrawlerPixel Graphics2DAtmosphericFamily FriendlyOld SchoolSingleplayer
$2.99RonkBonk
Sep 2 · copoeric
Both: Arcade · 2D Platformer
RonkBonk is a fast arcade duel: outmaneuver rivals, cut them off with your trail, and win the race to 5. Unlock skills and jokers by beating bots or players online.
CasualActionStrategyArcade2D PlatformerReal Time TacticsAbstractCartoonCinematicCute
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Both: Arcade
An endless neon rhythm-runner with a 46-track licensed dubstep soundtrack. Fly a fixed ship through a winding tunnel from Mercury to Pluto, tapping beat-gates on the beat. Nail the sweet spot for PERFECT combos, bank Vibe Coins, ignite Star Power invincibility, and clear five rounds to win.
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Both: Arcade
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-10%$7.19Bot slash Bot
2 days ago · Traveller's Box
Both: Arcade
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Aug 31 · Redcontroller Interactive
Both: Racing · Arcade
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$1.99Ollie Ninja Slash
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Both: Pixel Graphics · 2D Platformer · Arcade
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